To ignore a crisis or serious situation while doing something trivial.
Игнорировать кризис или серьёзную ситуацию, занимаясь чем-то пустяковым. (ignorirovat krizis ili seryoznuyu situatsiyu zanimayas chem to pustyakovym)
"The leader was accused of fiddling while Rome burned during the economic collapse."
"Лидера обвинили в том, что он занимался пустяками во время экономического кризиса." (lidera obvinili v tom chto on zanimalsya pustyakami vo vremya ekonomicheskogo krizisa)
to join or agree with a group or plan
to become very angry
to stop being so serious or stressed
to do something extremely well or successfully
Used to express a personal belief or feeling
A peaceful period before a difficult situation or conflict a...